Oregon State will go with Sean Mannion as the starting quarterback Saturday against Cal, coach Mike Riley confirmed.

The Beavers were waiting to see how far along Cody Vaz would come after sustaining an ankle injury last week. Vaz started four of the past five games and took over after Mannion underwent minor knee surgery.

Mannion, who started the first four games of the season, could not hold onto his job, but gets another opportunity with Vaz still limited.

The outing has to be better than his last start, when he threw four interceptions in his return game against Washington and was benched. It would appear the game against the Huskies was an anomaly. Prior to that meltdown, Mannion had thrown four picks in 169 pass attempts.